On the cover of a new edition of Krzysztof Varga’s Chłopaki nie płaczą is a stern message to, among others, Olaf Lubaszenko, who had the temerity to make a film of the same name but entirely unconnected with Varga’s original work (published 1996). Poor old Varga was tired of explaining to interviewers that the two were unconnected. Chłopaki nie płaczą means “Boys don’t Cry.” Older readers may remember that this is a song by the Cure – from long before Varga’s novel.